What makes the food we crave so delicious? The simple and yet so complex combination of salt, sugar and fat, says a new book by Michael Moss.

From Haight-Ashbury to hip-hop, the legendary record producer looks back on 50 years of music.

A new book breaks down the scientific nature of competition and risk, and finds that by balancing risk more effectively, women often outperform men in financial fields.

Jess Walter's new book of short stories "We Live in Water" chronicles those who are down on their luck.

Charles Wheelan's new book "Naked Statistics" has fun with the serious subject of stats.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff goes home in his latest book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy."

For the author of "Data: A Love Story," finding her perfect match was as easy as…creating the right matrix.

Alan Blinder, an economist and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, discusses why he thinks the government doesn't get enough credit for saving the U.S. economy from a much worse fate.

A robust global economy spreads wealth — and pandemics like the flu, SARS, even the plague.

According to urban planner Jeff Speck, designing cities for cars makes cities "crappy," but making a city walkable is no easy task.